The Digest Bioeconomy Index, an index of publicly traded advanced bioeconomy stocks, dumped 1.12 percent to 54.87 as chemicals struggled. For the day, Solazyme (SZYM) jumped 2.85 percent to $3.25 while Amyris (AMRS) shed 6.28 percent to $1.79. Among other equities, Metabolix (MBLX) plummeted 10.71 percent to $2.75. Overall, declines led advances 5 to 3 for the day.